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‘Charm City.’

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Baltimore, located at the north of Chesapeake Bay, has developed from its older urban neighbourhoods and regenerated inner harbour into a major east coast American shipping and container port.

As is an estuarial port city with historic neighbourhoods, its commercial districts and waterfront areas have grown into a revitalised centre.

Maps of Baltimore

Overview

 

Streets and Networks

 

Satellite View

 

All maps above provided courtesy of Google Maps.

Population Density

Visualising population density in Global Cities

This interactive map shows population density in 2020, measured in residents per square kilometre.

The data is from the ‘Global Human Settlement Layer’ (GHSL) 2023, produced by the European Commission JRC and the ‘Center for International Earth Science Information Network’ at Columbia University using earth sensing data from the European Copernicus Space Program that Integrates high volumes of satellite data with national census data.

The GHSL describes the settlement geography of the entire globe and has applications for a wide range of research and policy issues related to urban growth, development and sustainability.

Map provided courtesy of LuminoCity3D.org.

Rail Networks

Rail and transport networks in Global Cities

The above map represents the urban metro and light rail network of the city and immediate suburbs. This shows individual rail routes and the level of connectivity for urban travellers across the expanding city’.

Map provided courtesy of UrbanRail.net.